seven steps

In the 26th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the six-year-old eighth elder brother Yinhu entered the study room. According to "Kangxi Daily Life Notes", on June 26th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, Kangxi conducted an assessment of the study of several older elder brothers. Among them was Yinhu who was six years old.The third son, the fourth son, the seventh son, and the eighth son "advance step by step, read each chapter, proficient and comfortable, with a loud voice"

"Master, where are you?" Wang Gui shouted everywhere in the imperial garden.

"Where are the servants making noise here, I'm not afraid to startle the master." Wang Gui saw it and immediately knelt down. "Fourth elder brother redeemed, this servant is looking for eighth elder brother. After school, the master said that he would come to the Royal Garden and asked the slave to get some snacks. No, the snacks were brought, but the master was gone. "Speaking, Wang Gui was about to cry.Not to mention that he has been by this eighth brother's side all the time, after all, he is affectionate. It is just that the eighth brother was murdered by someone a few days ago and fell ill. Who knows what happened.This loses the master and puts the master in danger and his head has to be moved.

At this time, the fourth elder brother is actually just a nine-year-old doll, but he still has to pretend to be an adult, with a steamed bun face and he is serious and cold, "You dog slave, you can't go to fetch snacks for the master." Find someone to follow your master, the eighth brother is in good shape. You slave is too careless."

Upon hearing this, Wang Gui quickly kowtowed to admit his mistake, "What Brother Si taught me is that slaves should die."

"Come on, hurry up and go find your master." After speaking, he went to find someone first. He remembered that the eighth brother was just six years old, with a cute bun face, and he was born beautiful at such a young age.At the same time, he also knew that the eighth younger brother was not born well, and he heard that he was the descendant of Xin Zheku's sinful wife.The servants in the palace didn't care much about him, but he liked this eighth brother quite a bit. He was small and soft, and his face seemed to spit out water when he pinched it.

"Eighth brother!~"

Hearing a familiar voice, Yinhu poked his head out of the cave in Duixiu Mountain. "Fourth brother! I'm here." Nuo Nuo's voice, but this fourth brother's voice went to Yinzhen's heart.

He saw Yinhu's big watery eyes and half of her body leaning out, not to mention how cute she was, but her face was still as serious as ever, "Why are you running around by yourself without leaving a slave to follow you? Not afraid of any danger."

Yinhu didn't expect that Yinzhen would criticize him seriously when he saw him, and pouted his mouth aggrieved, as if he was about to cry.When Yinzhen saw it, his face immediately became uneasy, and he walked over and hugged Yinhu. "In the future, at least bring a slave by your side. Don't run around alone. It's not safe. If you don't want a slave to follow you, come and find the fourth brother. The fourth brother will take you to play."

People in the palace didn't like to play with him, and he also knew that when Yinzhen said this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he kissed Yinzhen on the face, "fourth brother is the best, Yinzhen likes four most." elder brother."

From then on, everyone in the palace knew that the fourth elder brother had a small tail, and he followed wherever he went. It was fine at first, but later on, even when he was sleeping, he had to pester the fourth elder brother. The nuns originally stopped him. Later, even Concubine Tong Gui also said, let the children go, so there is no stopping it.

On June 26, the 15th year of Kangxi, Yinhu had just entered school for about six months.On this day, Kangxi is going to test the homework of several princes.When Shengjia came, Gu Badai was leading all his brothers to study together, but the place where the prince was studying was not with them. At the same time, the elder brother Yinyi was 24 years old this year, and was allowed by Kangxi to participate in the government. He was raised by the queen mother when he was young, and has never learned Chinese so far.The sixth elder brother Yinzuo died in the [-]th year of Kangxi.I was six years old.Therefore, only the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the seventh elder brother, and the eighth elder brother participated in the exam this time.

This examination was not a trivial matter, and Kangxi even issued an edict: "There is no son in my palace who does not read. Although the princes today are not taught by people with great knowledge, they are all able to read. I am not the master of a good name." Therefore, the place where the crown prince and the princes read books has never been intentional to let people know, so the outer court has no idea..."

"Son pays respects to Huang Ama, Huang Ama is auspicious." Several young elder brothers greeted Kangxi together.Kangxi smiled like a loving father. "Get up, everyone. Today I'm going to test your knowledge, third child, you come first. I'm asking you, what Zihan said, I have never seen a person who loves virtue as much as lust, what do you understand?"

The third elder brother took a step forward, bowed and replied, "It was Confucius who lamented that people in the world value beauty more than virtue. My son has learned from it that one should not be mistaken for beauty, and one who values ​​virtue is a gentleman, like Shang Zhou, Zhou You, Sui Yang, etc. were all lustful and misleading the country, and they were not good enough to be kings, and they ended up miserable, but Chinese, Jing, Tang Taizong, Song Taizu, etc. all value virtue and despise beauty, so they are Mingjun."

The third elder brother is only a ten-year-old child. Speaking of these, although he is just giving some examples, it is rare, but Kangxi just nodded and did not make any other comments.Although the third elder brother was somewhat disappointed, he didn't dare to show it too much.

Kangxi looked at Yinzhen again and asked, "What do you think is the way to behave in the world?"

Yinzhen took a step forward and replied, "Don't do good things because they are small, and don't do evil because they are small."

"What should be done to be good?"

"Supreme goodness is like water. Water benefits all things without fighting. It deals with what everyone hates, so it is almost in line with the Tao. Living in a good place, having a good heart, speaking kindly, speaking kindly and trustworthily, doing good governance, doing good things and being able to do good things, and doing good things. Worry." Yin Zhen recited the sentence in "Tao Te Ching".

Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, but finally said to Yinzhen, "Remember your answer today."

Yinzhen immediately bowed and agreed.

Seventh elder brother stepped forward and waited for Kangxi's question.Kangxi saw that he was still young, so he didn't ask those big reasons.Only one piece "Sleepwalking Tianmu Yinliu Farewell" was selected for him to recite.Although the seventh elder brother's homework is not as good as the third elder brother's, and his calmness is not as good as that of the fourth elder brother, but at any rate, he is not unable to recite long poems. Although there are some pauses in the middle, he can memorize them.

When he arrived at the eighth elder brother Yinhu, he actually rarely saw Kangxi.The understanding of Kangxi is not so much a father, but an emperor.So, when he stood in front of Kangxi, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Kangxi, his little fingers were still wringing the hem of his clothes, like an angry little daughter-in-law.Kangxi couldn't help laughing at it.So he lowered his voice and asked, "Xiao Ba is so afraid of me?"

"If you go back to Huang Ama, there is no son, but the son is just a little, a little nervous."

"I won't eat you again, why are you nervous, that's all, go to the desk and write a few words for Huang Ama to take a look at."

"Yes." Yinhu agreed, then walked to the table, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, but there was no writing.At this time, he tilted his head and asked, "Huang Ama, what did your son write?"

This innocent look made Kangxi laugh. "Just write whatever you've learned recently."

Yinhu thought for a while, so he started to write. What he wrote was "Sapphire Case", "Dongfeng night puts flowers and thousands of trees. It blows down, and the stars are like rain. BMW carved cars are fragrant all over the road. The sound of Feng Xiao moves, and the jade pot The light turns, the fish and the dragon dance all night. Moths and snow willows are golden strands, and laughter is full of dark fragrances. People search for him thousands of times, and when they look back, the man is there, in a dimly lit place."

Kangxi read what he wrote and asked, "Why did you remember to write this?"

Yinhu looked at Kangxi, then at Yinzhen, he saw obvious helplessness in Yinzhen's eyes.He pursed his lips and said, "Huang Ama, the fourth brother said that if I know this poem, next year he will beg you to let him take me out of the palace to see the Lantern Market."

Having said that, Kangxi shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, I'm sure, but, Xiaoba, you need to practice your handwriting a lot. When your fourth brother was your age, his handwriting was better than yours."

Yinhu was very happy when he heard that Kangxi had agreed, "My son thanked Huang Ama for his kindness." After finishing speaking, he ran to Yinzhen's side, pulled his sleeve and said, "Fourth brother, Huang Ama agreed, next year you have to remember Take me to see the lights."

Yinzhen was also helpless towards this little bun brother, so he nodded in acceptance.Kangxi watched from the side, but what he thought of was Prince Yu Fuquan. "In two years, your fourth brother should leave the palace and build a mansion. I see who you still pester."

Yinhu didn't think so much, turned around and pulled Kangxi's sleeve, "Huang Ama, then let your son live with the fourth brother from now on, okay?"

Kangxi really didn't expect that the eighth elder brother would come up with such a thing. It's too early to agree now, but he didn't agree. He looked at the little bun and looked at him eagerly, thinking that it was not a big deal. Then he nodded.But I don't want to, in the future...

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